Total births
205
Girls' name · since 1958
Sheritta
Sheritta has 205 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 205
- total births
- 1958–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
205 girls have been named Sheritta since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sheritta has 205 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1990.
- 205 total births
- 1958–1990 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
205 girls have been named Sheritta since 1958, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.
- 205
- total births
- 1958–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Sheritta was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
17 babies were named Sheritta in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Sheritta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheritta's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheritta at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Sheritta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1990
- Peak year (1981)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sheritta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sheritta's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sheritta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 86 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sheritta? ▼
205 babies have been named Sheritta since 1958. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1981 with 17 births.
When was Sheritta most popular? ▼
Sheritta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sheritta been used? ▼
Sheritta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 33 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sheritta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sheritta's data
- Sheritta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sheritta
Nearby Names Like Sheritta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sheritta
Sheila Girl
#2013 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#6948 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#658 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#4580 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8493 83,667 births
Compare Sheritta side by side: Sheritta vs Sheila Sheritta vs Sherry Sheritta vs Shelby
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sheritta: Baby Name Since 1958 - 205 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sheritta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sheritta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.